Schools Pilot Premier Curriculum Using Latest Technology Devices to Strengthen 21st Century STEM Skills
"High-tech skills are critical for North Carolina's
pipeline of future workers," said Gov. Perdue. "Unique
partnerships like this one not only give high school
students real-world, real-time learning opportunities, but
they align with the broader goals of business, education
and government to create North Carolina's next generation
of professional leaders."
"To succeed in tomorrow's workforce, students need a
solid foundation in science, technology, engineering and
mathematics with fluency in the technologies that will
power the global economy," said Michael Schmedlen,
worldwide director of education, Lenovo. "This exciting
program engages students via the technology and apps they
use every day. By partnering with the National Academy
Foundation, we're delivering a rigorous and relevant
curriculum that will help create our next generation of
developers and entrepreneurs."
The other schools that will offer the app development
course are part of the National Academy Foundation's
Academies of Information Technology: Grover Cleveland High
School in New York City, Downtown Magnets High School in
Los Angeles, Pathways to Technology Magnet School in
Hartford, Conn., and A.J. Moore Academy of Information and
Technology in Waco, Texas. The program aims to ultimately
make the curriculum available to NAF's 100 Academies of
Information Technology.
"Our schools are strong because we have great
partnerships with business and industry," said Anthony J.
Tata, superintendent of the Wake County Public School
System. "This unique program gives our students practical
experience with innovative technology at a time when
they're making decisions about their future careers.
We're creating the next generation of
entrepreneurs."
The course is designed to be implemented as either a
12-week after-school or "out-of-school time" activity to
supplement the NAF-developed IT courses students take
during the school day or as part of the existing NAF
daytime curriculum. Student teams will develop a
working wireframe, business plan and implementation
schedule for an Android-based mobile application.
"The partnership between NAF and Lenovo is a real
example of how business and education can play a pivotal
role in changing high school education to ensure college
and career success. We are pleased to be working with
such innovative thinkers to inspire and equip tomorrow's
leaders," said JD Hoye, president of the National Academy
Foundation.
New Research Shows Kids Want to Learn App Development but Lack Tech Confidence
New research from Lenovo also supports creation of
the mobile app development curriculum. The research shows
that while students have a strong interest in mobile apps -
which many of them use on a daily basis - and see app
development as a valuable skill, they don't have confidence
that they will have the technology background needed for
tomorrow's workforce. The Omnibus survey of American
teenagers, conducted in December of 2011, found that:
· 80 percent of American teens would be interested in learning how to create their own mobile app.
· Almost a quarter (22 percent) think that mobile app development will be the most important technology skill to have when entering the workforce in a few years.
· 63 percent are only somewhat confident, at best, that the technology know-how they have now is enough to secure a good job upon entering the workforce.
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